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diff --git a/docs/research.md b/docs/research.md index c157eb5..554756f 100644 --- a/docs/research.md +++ b/docs/research.md @@ -111,6 +111,57 @@ Provisioning is the process by which a Bluetooth device (unprovisioned device) j WIP +# Manual nRF toolchain installation + +Installing the nRF toolchain can usually be done through Nordic's [nRF Connect +for +Dekstop](https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nrf-connect-for-desktop) +application. This program is shipped as an AppImage file for Linux users, and +though AppImage files are supposed to be containerized applications that will +run in any environment, the latest nRF connect application is broken on Arch +Linux as of November 20th 2022. + +Nordic also provides [manual installation +instructions](https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrf/gs_installing.html) +for generic Linux distro's, but here is a more specific guide for Arch users +(assuming [yay](https://github.com/Jguer/yay) is installed): + +```bash +# 1. install the required tools +yay -S cmake python python-pip dtc + +# 2. install west +pip3 install --user west +# make sure to add ~/.local/bin to PATH in your shell's startup/environment + +# 3. nRF sdk code (change ~/.local/share/ncs if you want to install elsewhere) +mkdir -p ~/.local/share/ncs +cd ~/.local/share/ncs +west init -m https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf --mr v2.1.2 +west update +west zephyr-export + +# 4. install other python dependencies (also in ncs folder) +pip3 install --user -r zephyr/scripts/requirements.txt +pip3 install --user -r nrf/scripts/requirements.txt +pip3 install --user -r bootloader/mcuboot/scripts/requirements.txt + +# 5. install a toolchain +yay -S zephyr-sdk + +# copy zephyrrc +cp /usr/share/zephyr-sdk/zephyrrc ~/.zephyrrc +``` + +## Additional notes + +- The toolchain installation process takes up a lot of space (around 15G on my + system, excluding python packages) +- The examples in `ncs/zephyr/samples/` are for any zephyr-compatible boards, + and require extra configuration before they'll compile without errors. To + test if you've set up the toolchain correctly, running `west build` in the + `ncs/nrf/samples/bluetooth/mesh/light/` sample should work + # Links These are the links used for Bluetooth mesh research |